A decade ago, Christmas Eve was wild – 4 AM port when we had finished the wine.

Now, I hold my tinsel-clad daughter, her tinfoil-star headband askew. You film our son bellowing Silent Night along with other offkey five-year-olds, presents to wrap when we get home.

4 AM port’s still fun with you.

Billie-Leigh Burns is a writer from Liverpool. Her work has been featured in 50 Word Stories, Fictionette, and Naked Cat Lit Magazine.